SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ACE Group announced today that it has appointed Anthony O’Brien
as its Head of Marine Insurance in Asia Pacific. Anthony will be based
in Hong Kong and will report to Paul McNamee, Deputy Regional President
and Regional Head of Property & Casualty for Asia Pacific.
Mr. O’Brien comes to ACE with 20 years of transport insurance experience
in Australia and over the past eight years, has conducted reinsurance
business in many Asian countries when he worked for two global
reinsurance companies. His primary underwriting experience covers motor,
transport liability and marine portfolios.
Throughout Mr. O’Brien’s career, which has included management roles
with an international insurance company, a Lloyd's managing general
agent and a specialist transport insurer, he has developed products and
risk management solutions for a diverse range of transport segments. He
has a broad range of experience encompassing channel management,
marketing, portfolio management, product development, reinsurance and
risk management.
Anthony holds a Bachelor of Business from the Queensland University of
Technology, a Diploma of Financial Services from the National Insurance
Brokers Association in Australia and is a Certified Insurance
Professional via the Australian & New Zealand Institute of Insurance &
Finance.
On this new appointment, Mr. McNamee said, “There is much potential in
the Asia Pacific region for us to accelerate the expansion of our marine
portfolio especially in cargo insurance as trade lanes grow. Anthony
brings a fresh perspective to the business which will invigorate our
ability to develop and market our risk management solutions in marine.
I’m confident that under Anthony’s leadership, given his depth and
breadth of experience in the insurance industry, that ACE is poised to
be a leader of marine insurance in this vast and expanding region.”
Mr. Seymour, Executive Vice President Marine for ACE, added, “Anthony's
appointment signals an increased focus on Marine in Asia and I look
forward to working with him as part of our international Marine
leadership team.”
ABOUT ACE
ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty
insurers. With operations in 54 countries, ACE provides commercial and
personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and
supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a
diverse group of clients. ACE Limited, the parent company of ACE Group,
is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ACE) and is a component
of the S&P 500 index.
Additional information can be found at: www.acegroup.com.
Source: ACE Group